Skepticism persists over Chávez’s health despite improvement claim
Venezuelan president is still in intensive care in Havana, says journalist
Bankia shares tumble due to 10.4-billion-euro hole
Independent audits reveal persistent negative equity problem at nationalized lender
Bildu politicians call for repatriation of Civil War dead
‘Abertzale’ authorities in Gipuzkoa and San Sebastián want to exhume more than 100 Basque soldiers from fight against Franco
Two senior officers tried to muscle in on CiU corruption probe
Catalan prosecutor received strange request shortly before appearance of rogue police reports in the press
Stolen baby crimes do not expire, prosecutors told
State Prosecution Office authorizes exhumations and DNA tests without prior judicial consent
Rajoy pledges to keep troops in Afghanistan after NATO mission ends
In Christmas address, Prime minister tells troops on overseas missions that they are boosting Spain’s international prestige
Catalan nationalists will demand police chief explain rogue reports
Other opposition parties join calls for top officials to appear in Congress to account for anonymous corruption claims
King calls for parties to “heal open wounds” and avert clashes
Catalan premier Mas asks government in Madrid to avoid “collision” as he pledges sovereignty vote
Spaniards rescued abroad will have to pay back state’s expenses
Foreign Ministry sources deny that new law would apply to ransoms handed over to kidnappers
Mourinho loses his big bet
Real Madrid coach drops captain Casillas and goes down 3-2 at Málaga
Second bailout
The EC has imposed more draconian conditions before recapitalizing Spain’s troubled banks
Thirty percent of homeless ended up on streets in last year, says report
Around 23,000 people are currently living rough, says National Statistics Institute
This week's movie releases
El Cuerpo (The body) scares crowds from the big screen
Catalonia's new regional film theater packs in 75 percent more punters
Filmoteca de Catalunya´s premises in Barcelona´s Raval neighborhood draws loyal moviegoers
PP ordered second crisis plan for Bankia, Rato tells court
The investigation continues into the bank´s collapse in May
Mas turns to the Left
CiU bows to Junqueras’ party in a pact that is both interventionist and separatist
Chávez suffers respiratory infection days after undergoing cancer surgery
Ruling Socialist party wins majority of gubernatorial seats up for grabs on Sunday
Argentina's top court gives Clarín group more time to keep its holdings
Government wants to break media conglomerate's stronghold on sector
Clock ticking for Madrid public health
Thousands protest outside regional assembly as deputies debate budget Official admits to being unaware how much privatization will save
The honesty of the long-distance runner
The Spanish athlete Iván Fernández Anaya refused to take advantage when his rival stopped just short of the finishing line in a cross-country race
The health of a nation
Spain’s Constitutional Court considers that medical care for immigrants prevails over saving
Barça coach Vilanova suffers cancer relapse
Club cancels Christmas celebrations in response to news
PP unfazed by court ruling over free healthcare for immigrants
Health Ministry says court ruling on undocumented migrants delegitimizes its measures
Leading Catalan parties agree self-rule referendum for 2014
Investiture debate for CiU leader Artur Mas to be held this week Region defies Madrid in approving new tax on bank deposits
The gauntlet of Garoña
The nuclear plant’s closure has no economic or industrial reasons: it is a political challenge
'The Inquisitor' ceases to be an unanswered question
A long-lost portrait by Velázquez has been located in Germany in the hands of private collectors
Japan turns back to the usual party
The LDP’s overwhelming electoral victory may aggravate territorial tensions with China
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